This Week with J. Mark Nickell & Co. – July 10, 2013

Stocks are rebounding from a rough ride, but this is characteristic of many pullbacks since the bull market began in March 2009. According to the analysis of Liz Ann Sonders of Schwab, the stock market appears to be transitioning to a market driven more by traditional fundamentals, and less by Fed policy. On the bond side, Bill Gross of PIMCO believes the Fed is overly optimistic in its outlook for declining unemployment, and the recent spike in bond yields has been overdone

This Week With J. Mark Nickell & Co. – May 8, 2013

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500® Index recently reached all-time highs. Yet, a seeming disconnect between the economy and the stock market exists. In this blog we focus on news events that clarify the economic situation and Fed policy and the apparent disconnect with the level of the major stock indexes. We also mention an item in the President’s budget proposal that is central to this region’s economy.